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Crude drug name | Market name | Chhal kuda |
|---|---|---|
| Formal name | Kutaja | |
Other names Tips！ | Kurchi (T), Kurchi (B), Kuda chhal, Kurchi (H), Kodasige (K), Kudakappala (M), Kodisepala (Te), Kudasappalai (Ta), Don moyuns (Ti), Khuria, Kureya, Kura (N), Kiriwalla (Sin) | |
| English name | Kurchi Bark, Holarrhena Bark | |
| Original plant name | Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex DC. (= Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall.), Kurchi Bark, Holarrhena Bark | |
| Family name | Apocynaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | bark |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 12453 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Kutaja (Bark), Kurchi Bark, Holarrhena Bark | |||
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| Synonyms | Kuta, Indravrksa, Vrksaka, Girija, Kalingahva, Mallikapuspa, Girimallika, Indrayavaka, Vatsaka, Kutija, Kauta, Cakrasakhi, Vrsyaka, Panduradruma, Pravrsya, Sakrapadapa, Varatikta, Yavaphala, Samgrahi, Pravrsenya, Mahagandha | ||||
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| Original plant name | Holarrhena pubescens (Buch.-Ham.) Wall. ex DC. (= Holarrhena antidysenterica (L.) Wall.) | ||||
| Family name | Apocynaceae | ||||
| Used part | Bark (Seeds, Leaves) | ||||
| Distribution area | Throughout India, upto 900m in the hills. | ||||
| Remarks | Common. | ||||
| Common uses | Bark has astringent, anthelmintic, stomachic, febrifugal and tonic properties. Bark is useful in dysentery, haemophilic/hemophilic disorders, skin diseases, loss of appetite, amoebic dysentery, diarhhoea/diarrhea, piles, colic, dyspepsia, chest affections and diuresis. Bark, dried and ground, is rubbed over the body in dropsy. Bark is official in Indian pharmacopoeia. A hot decoction of the drug is used as a gargle in toothache. Although slow in action as compared with emetine, it is less toxic and can be administered orally. The therapeutic value of Kurchi is due to the presence of alkaloids which occur as tannates. | ||||
| Therapeutic uses | Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Arsa (piles), Krmi (worms), Kustha (skin diseases), Atisara (diarrhoea/diarrhea), Hrdroga (heart diseases), Visarpa (erysipelas), Vatasra (arthritic conditions) | ||||
| Chemical constituent | - Total alkaloid content of Indian Kurchi is 0.22 to 4.2 % (Av 2.2%). The alkaloids are: conessine, kurchine, kurchicine, holarrhimine, conarrhimine, conamine, conessimine, Isoconessimine, conimine, conkurchine, holarrhinine and lettocine. - The bark also contains - gum 9.56; resin 0.2 and tannin 1.14%. | ||||
| Pharmacological effect | For dysentery and diarrhoea extract of the bark with conessine (alkaloid) is slow in action compared to emetine but less toxic than the base. It has the advantage over emetine hydrochloride of oral efficacy. But sometimes causes neuropsychiatric manifestations. It produces particularly with doses of more than 500mg daily, restlessness, tremors, insomnia, vertigo and gastro-intestinal disturbances. Calcium gluconate and barbiturate minimize the toxic effects. A glycerine suppository containing conessine hydrobromide has been successfully used in trichomoniasis. Kurchin bismuth Iodide is official in I.P. Conessine possesses anti-tubercular activity in-situ. | ||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | ||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter), Kasaya (Astringent) | |||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | ||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry) | ||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | ||||
| Karma (General action) | Dipana (increasing digestive fire), Pacana (digestive), Upasosana (drying) | ||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Pitta Kapha | ||||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Asra (blood) | ||||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Grahi (constipative) | ||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Tvak (skin) | ||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Decoction of Indrayava (Holarrhena pubescens) and Katuka (Picrorhiza kurroa) in rice water or that of Yastimadhu (liquorice) alleviates fever caused by Pitta. 2. Kutaja (Holarrhena pubescens) is the best drug for diarrhoea/diarrhea. 3. To check blood coming with stool one should take ghee cooked with Indrayava with barley scum followed by intake of liquid gruel. 4. Seeds and bark of Kutaja should be pounded with honey and Ativisa (Aconitum heterophyllum) and taken with rice water. It checks diarrhoea caused by Pitta. 5. Linctus prepared of the decoction of Kutaja bark and mixed with Ativisa alleviates all types of diarrhoea. 6. Kutaja, Ativisa, Bilva (Aegle marmelos), Balaka (Coleus zeylanicus) and Musta (Cyperus rotundus) - decoction of these is useful in even chronic diarrhoea having severe pain and blood. 7. Decoction of Indrayava, Dhanyaka (coriander) and Patola (Trichosanthes cucumerina) mixed with honey and sugar be used in all types of diarrhoea. 8. Decoction of Syonaka (Oroxylon indicum) and Kutaja bark alleviates all types of diarrhoea. 9. Powder of Indrayava mixed with Sunthi (dry ginger) and Citraka (Plumbago zeylanica) taken in morning with warm water removes the wind in the bowels. 10. Decoction of Kutaja bark with Sunthi checks mucus and blood. Similarly acts the seeds of pomegranate fruit and extracts of sandal mixed with Sunthi. 11. Bhallataka (Semecarpus anacardium) and Kutaja are the best remedies of dry and bleeding piles respectively. 12. In leprosy and skin diseases, external application of the paste of Lodhra (Symplocos racemosa), Dhataki (Woodfordia fruticosa), Indrayava, Karanja (Pongamia pinnata) and Jati (Jasminum officinale) is useful. 13. In eruptive boils, the paste of Indrayava pounded with rice water should be applied externally. 14. Marica mixed with tender leaves of Kutaja and one fourth bark of Nakuli (Aristolochia indica) taken for three days checks all types of coughs. 15. Kutaja bark taken with curd along with wholesome diet expels gravels through urethra. 16. Decoction of Karavira (Nerium indicum), Arka (Calotropis procera) and Kutaja promotes healing wounds. 17. Paste of flowers of Kutaja, Kapittha (Limonia acidissima), Rohitaka (Tecoma undulata), Bibhitaki (Terminalia bellirica) and Saptaparna (Alstonia scholaris) is useful in diabetic types. | ||||
| Formulation | Kutajarista, Kutajavaleha, Kutajasura, Kautajatriphala, Citrakadi kasaya, Saddharana curna, Kutaja ksira, Kutajadi rasakriya, Buinimbadi curna, Amrtastaka kvatha | ||||
| Related drugs | 1. Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. 2. Wrightia tomentosa R&S | ||||
| Comments | Flower is astringent, increasing digestion, bitter, cold, Vata increasing, light, good for Pitta type dysentery, blood disorders, pacifying Kapha and Pitta, worms. There are two varieties mentioned - female and male variety, according to Caraka samhita. This is included in Arsoghna, Kandughna, Stanyasodhana, Asthapanopaga, Vamana gana of Caraka and Aragvadhadi, Pippalyadi, Haridradi, Laksadi, Urdhvabhagahara gana of Susruta. | ||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 3 (Repr.1996), pp 156-159. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement pp 134-135. Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi pp 138. Ayurvedic Drugs and Their Plant Sources, 1994. Sivarajan, V.V. and Balachandran, I., Oxford & IBH Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi pp 267-270. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol I, Ed. I, 1989. Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dept. of Health, New Delhi pp 78-79. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 876. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 463-466. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 101. | |||
| Remarks | Stem bark of Wrightia tomentosa R&S and Wrightia tinctoria R. Br. are often substituted for the genuine drug in the market. | ||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/06/13 | ||||
